Ann Arbor taking first step to add solar to downtown parking facilities
Joining the electric vehicle charging stations downtown will be a $50,000 solar-electric installation. The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has been working to increase sustainability around the city. Multiple projects are in place to reach this goal, with this recent endeavor being one of the necessary baby steps. According to plans, energy generated will be sent to DTE’s electrical grid with DDA receiving credit.
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DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,595 Bcf as of Friday, October 6, 2017, according to EIA estimates.
This represents a net increase of 87 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 153 Bcf less than last year at this time and 8 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,603 Bcf. At 3,595 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
ComEd community solar tariff approved by Illinois regulator
The ICC approved ComEd’s solar tariff application. A solar customer can subscribe to a minimum and a maximum of the output of a single community solar installation. Various concerns were discussed about the pricing and exclusion of transmission charges. However, the ICC sided with ComEd. There is a possibility for adjustments but it is uncertain how intervenors will move forward. The tariff is another step in furthering the efforts of the Future Energy Jobs Act.
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Another Nebraska family installs solar panels in path of Keystone XL pipeline
The Keystone XL oil pipeline path would be from Canada through several states, threatening the health and businesses of many Americans. Landowners have been fighting the proposal, some by installing solar panels in the path of the pipeline. This resistance to the expansion of fossil fuel usage shows the need to focus on creating more renewable energy systems. They continue to urge the commissioners to deny this project a permit.
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DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,508 Bcf as of Friday, September 29, 2017, according to EIA estimates
This represents a net increase of 42 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 161 Bcf less than last year at this time and 8 Bcf below the five-year average of 3,516 Bcf. At 3,508 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,466 Bcf as of Friday, September 22, 2017 , according to EIA estimates.
This represents a net increase of 58 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 127 Bcf less than last year at this time and 41 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,425 Bcf. At 3,466 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
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DOE EIA Weekly Gas Storage Report
Working gas in storage was 3,408 Bcf as of Friday, September 15, 2017, according to EIA estimates.
This represents a net increase of 97 Bcf from the previous week. Stocks were 136 Bcf less than last year at this time and 67 Bcf above the five-year average of 3,341 Bcf. At 3,408 Bcf, total working gas is within the five-year historical range.
Electric Forecast
Total U.S. electricity generation from utility-scale power plants averaged 11,145 gigawatthours per day in 2016. Forecast U.S. generation declines by 1.2% in 2017, which mostly reflects expectations of milder temperatures in the third quarter of 2017 compared with the same period last year. Forecast generation grows by 1.8% in 2018 based largely on a forecast of colder temperatures during the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same period in 2017 and on the expectation of a growing economy.
EIA expects the share of U.S. total utility-scale electricity generation from natural gas to fall from an average of 34% in 2016 to about 31% in 2017 as a result of higher natural gas prices, increased generation from renewables and coal, and lower electricity demand. Coal’s forecast generation share rises from 30% last year to almost 32% in 2017. The projected generation shares for natural gas and coal are nearly identical in 2018, averaging between 31% and 32%.
Wind electricity generating capacity at the end of 2016 was 81 gigawatts (GW). EIA expects wind capacity additions in the forecast will bring total wind capacity to 88 GW by the end of 2017 and to 102 GW by the end of 2018.
Total utility-scale solar electricity generating capacity at the end of 2016 was 22 GW. EIA expects solar capacity additions in the forecast will bring total utility-scale solar capacity to 29 GW by the end of 2017 and to 32 GW by the end of 2018.
Natural Gas Forecast
U.S. dry natural gas production is forecast to average 73.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) in 2017, a 1.2 Bcf/d increase from the 2016 level. Natural gas production in 2018 is forecast to be 3.9 Bcf/d above the 2017 level.
In July, the average Henry Hub natural gas spot price was $2.98 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), about the same as in June. Higher natural gas exports and growing domestic natural gas consumption in 2018 contribute to the forecast Henry Hub natural gas spot price rising from an annual average of $3.06/MMBtu in 2017 to $3.29/MMBtu in 2018. NYMEX contract values for December 2017 delivery that traded during the five-day period ending August 3 suggest that a range of $2.17/MMBtu to $4.48/MMBtu encompasses the market expectation for December Henry Hub natural gas prices at the 95% confidence level.